Hose-supporter



H. SACKS.

HOSE suPPoRTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.27, 1916.

Patented Apr. 6, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN SACKS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ALBERT T. VAN ALSTYN, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

HOSE-SUPPORTER.

Application filed November 27, 1916.

To all rwhom t may concern: n

Be it known that I, HERMAN Sirens, a citizen of the United States, residing` at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates in general to garment supporters, and more particularly to supporters for mens hose.

It is customary to provide supporters for mens hose which may be adjusted to fit different sizes of legs, lout in order that-they may securely and comfortably support the hose it is necessary that they should vary according to the height of the wearer and the length of the hose. A hose supporter of the proper dimensions for a short man will not be satisfactory for a tall man, nor will a supporter of the proper dimensions for a short hose eficiently support a long` hose on the same wearer.

The primary object of my invention is to Aprovide an improved hose supporter which may, without adjustment, be used comfortably and securely to support hose of different length on wearers of various heights.

A further object of my invention is to provide a hose supporter which will be simple in construction, convenient in application, and efficient in use.

My invention will be more fully disclosed hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which the same is illustrated as embodiedI in convenient andy practical form, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my improved hose supporter in use.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the saine when notJ in use; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view, taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

The saine reference characters are used to designate the saine parts in the several figures of the drawing.

My improved hose supporter when in use has the form of a continuous'band extendingl around the leg` of the wearer-'and crossed adjacent its ends, the ends being secured to diderentl portions of the top of the-hose, and the crossed portions ofthe band being` plvotally secured together so as to freely rotate Specification of Letters Patent.

which is surrounded by the Patented Apr. 6, 19.20.

Serial No. 133,746.

with relation to each other, thereby var ying the distance between the portion of the leg` which the supporter surrounds and the top of the hose.

The continuous band comprises two detachably connected alined sections A and B, the ends of the band being' provided with suitable fastening devices, C and C2, adapted to detachably engage the top of the hose at spaced points thereon. The fastening' devices are preferably mounted upon flexible extensions D and D2, respectively, which underlie the respective fasteners and which are secured to the ends of the band. The fastening devices may be of the usual forni` each comprising' a loop c and a button (-2, between which and the contracted end of the loop a portion of the hose is gripped.

The portions of the sections A and B of the continuous band which cross each other are pivotally connected so as to permit the free relative rotation of such portions, and thereby vary the angle at which they cross. When the hose is long, or the wearer short, the distance between the portion of the leg ,upporter and the top of the hose is less than when the hose is short or the wearer tall. The pivotal connection between the crossed portions of the supporter permits the` fastening' devices to be secured to the top o t the hose at the desired distance apart without ('.zrxusingr the crossed portions to he relatively bent. rThe hose supporter is therefore permitted to lie flat upon the leg); of the wearer, as the crossed portions thereof extend in straight intersecting planes,

Any suitable devices may be provided for pivotally connecting the crossed portions of the supporter, such, for instance, as the wellknown glove fastener, comprising a socket member E secured to the section B, and a button member E2 secured to the upper surface of the underlying section A of the supporter. The sections A and B are preferably formed of two plies a and a2, and b and 62, respectively, so that the members of the fastening device may be secured only to the adjacent plies a and b of the two sections, as shown in Fig. 3, thereby enabling the members of the fastening device to be entirely concealed when the garter is in use .Y secured for adjusting the length of the band forming the hose supporter in a well-known manner. `H2 designates the other member of the fastening device, which is secured to f the section B adjacent its end opposite to that on which is secured the hose-attaching .device C2. When the members H and H2 of the fastening device are connected, and the members E and E2 of the device which pivotally connects the crossedsections are detached, the hose supporter has the form of a continuous band.

The manner of using my improved hose supporter is as follows: The fastening device C is secured to the top of the hose at one side of the front thereof, after which the continuous band is passed around the leg of the wearer and the sections A and B crossed,

, the members E and E2 of the pivotal connecting device being then engaged with'each other. The fasteningrdevice .C2 is then secured to the top of the hose at a point adjacent the front thereof, but on the oppositel side from the fastening device C. When it is desired to remove the hose without detaching the supporter therefrom,

the members H and H2 of the fastening device, which connect the adjoining ends ofthe alined sections, are disconnected, thereby permitting the removal of the hose with the supporter attached thereto in position again to support the hose when it is placed upon the foot of the wearer. 4

It will be observed that the various mem- Vbers ofthe fastening devices all overlie pieces of fabric when the garter is in use, so that none of them comes in contact with the wearer.V

From Vthe foregoing description it will be observed that I have inventedan improved 'supporter for mens hose which may be conveniently attached to the hose and Aplaced around the leg of the wearer, and which will efliciently support the hose in use, regardless of the lengthl thereof or-the` height 'of the wearer. It'will further be observed that the pivotal connection between the cross sections of the supporter permits such sections tov lieflatagainst the leg of the wearer for "all adjustable positionsof the supporter.

While I have described in more or less 'detail` the specilcembodiment of my linventionA herein# illustrated, yetV it willY be fundertinuous band adapted to surround the leg of a wearer with its end portions crossed, two part separable means secured to the crossed portions of said band for pivotally connecting them at their point of intersection, the crossed portion of said band comprising pieces of material underlying theV inner member and overlying the outer member of said separable means, and fastening' devices at both ends of said band adapted to detachably engage the top of the hose at predetermined spaced points.V Y

2. A hose supporter composed of a continuous band adapted t0 surround the leg of a wearer with its end portions crossed, the crossed portions being comprised of two plies of material, a two-part separable fastening device for pivotally connecting theV crossed portions of said band, one member of said device being secured to the outer ply of the underlying portion of the band and the other member being secured to they inner ply of the overlying portion of the band, and fastening devices adapted to detachably Vengage the top of the hose at predetermined spaced points.

3. A hose supporter composed of al continuous band adapted to surround the leg of a wearer with its end portions crossed, the

crossed portions of said band being formed Y of two plies of material, a two-part fastening device for pivotally connecting the crossedportions of said band, one part of saidY device being secured tothe inner ply of the overlying portion of the band, and fastening Vdevices adapted to detachably engage the top of the hose at predetermined spaced point. t

4L., A hose supporter composed of a continuous band adapted to surround the leg of a wearer with itsend portions crossed, said band comprisinginelastic end portions and intermediate'elastic portions, means secured to the crossed inelastic portions of said band for pivotally separably connecting them at their point "of intersection, fastening devices at the ends of said band adaptedto detachably engage the top of the hose atpredetermined spacedA points, and means for adjusting the length ofLsaid band.

5. In a garter, a leg-encircling band'com-V prising a plurality of sections, each provided at one end with a member 'ofa readily i detachableccnnection whereby these ends of the sections may be disconnected kfor removing same, one of these sections being pro- 'vided` with. adjustingrgmeans vwherebyl the length of the leg-encircling portion may be adjusted, the sections being crossed intermediate their ends and provided at their crossing point with a snap fastener whereby they are pivotally and detaeha'bly connected.

6. A garter comprising a band adapted to surround the leg 0f the wearer and having its ends Crossed, the crossed parts being provided at their point of intersection with :L 10

In testimony whereof I have subscribed 15 my name.

HERMAN SACKS. 

